India vs Somalia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty

India
7.4%
in 2023
Somalia
7.9%
in 2023
India rank
179th
Somalia rank
176th

Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time

  • India
  • Somalia
510152025195019862023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 7.9% against 7.4% in India, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.

India ranks 179th and Somalia ranks 176th of 184 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 20.9% 6.8% 14.1% India
1980s 19.8% 5.7% 14.1% India
1990s 14.5% 4.2% 10.4% India
2000s 12.4% 3.3% 9.0% India
2010s 9.3% 4.1% 5.3% India
2020s 7.7% 7.3% 0.4% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty, India or Somalia?
Somalia, at 7.9% against 7.4% in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between India and Somalia?
0.5%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Somalia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do India and Somalia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
India ranks 179th and Somalia ranks 176th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.